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Monthly Archives: October 2011

We’re coming up on the most dreaded time of the school year for kids – report card time! The Sierra Club decided to get a head start (we’re clearly angling for that ‘A’), and we’ve released our own report card! Our Water Report Cards don’t test ma…

by Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign As a mom, I often take for granted that the water I put in my daughters sippy cup is safe, and the air that she breathes when she’s playing outside is cleaner than it was when I w…

by Mallory CarterLast week a report on mercury contamination in the Great Lakes was released by the Great Lakes Commission. They study concluded “the nature and extent of the region’s mercury problem is more severe that was previously known”. Star…

Even the dirtiest coal needs a lobbyist, that’s where the Lignite Energy Council whose mission is to maintain a viable industry for their dirty product comes in. They’re on a rampage in North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota right now to vilify t…

Local Rochester residents, community organizers, and elected officials were given a chance to learn about clean energy improvements and green jobs in their area on Tuesday October 11th at the Rochester Clean Energy tour. A busload of nearly thirty…

Cross-posted from the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability. What’s the one piece of advice this organizer would give you? Fuel your organizing with love, not anger. Meet Karen Monahan. Karen is a community organizer with the Sierra Club, a grassroo…

Latest Vote Yesterday in US House Blocks Toxic Mercury Protections Deliving inhalers to Erik Paulsen In the last two weeks, House Republicans have led two assaults on public health. The first assault was the TRAIN Act, which you can read about her…

by Kirstin Taggart Coast to coast students are taking a stand against coal. Students across the country believe it is time to advance to cleaner, more renewable energy sources; universities and campuses are the starting point. So how big is this m…

by Joey Cronick The 420 signed cards represented the views of a much larger population including over 50 organizations, and dozens of businesses. On Monday, thirty Minnesotans presented the cards to staff at Amy Klobushar’s metro office reiteratin…

post by Kelsey Staberg International Walk to School Day was established in 1995 with the central mission of developing a stronger sense of community and creating a safer environment for kids to walk to school, and has now gained the support of ove…